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Kigelia africana

by Johan Wentzel

Kigelia africana
Common Name
Sausage Tree
Plant Type
Tree
Kigelia africana is a semi-hardy, very fast growing, deciduous, medium sized tree that makes a beautiful feature in your garden. It attracts many birds insets and butterflies to the garden.
Plant Description

Kigelia africana is a semi-hardy, very fast growing, deciduous, medium sized tree that can reach heights between 6 and 9m tall.

The large leaves are carried in clusters at the ends of the branches that are a coppery colour when young but a bright green when mature. During spring large, beautiful, dramatic, dark red, velvety, bell-shaped flowers are borne. The flowers attract multitudes of insects, birds and butterflies. The flowers are followed by thee trees feature, the distinctive, very large, sausage shaped fruits that can weigh anything between 3-7kg. An interesting fact about these trees are that they are mostly pollinated by bats and sometimes by birds.

Kigelia africana is a beautiful feature tree in your garden but avoid parking areas or driveways as the heavy fruit can cause some damage when they fall. It attracts many birds, insects and butterflies to the garden and is deciduous for merely a short period so gives shade for most of the year.

You may find stock of this plant at Random Harvest.

Afrikaanse Naam
Worsboom
Hardiness
Semi hardy
Position
Sun
Water Requirements
Moderate
Evergreen
Deciduous
Growth Rate
Fast
Flowering Time
Spring
Flower Colour
Red
Shape
Round
Soil
Loam
Plant Size
7m
Region
Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu Natal
Habitat
Woodland, forest thickets along rivers and streams
Grown by Wildflower Nursery
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